The Alpha Male Switch

Timid mice turn bold after their ‘alpha’ circuit is stimulated as results show ‘winner effect’ lingers on and mechanism may be similar in humans

Brash, brawny and keen to impose their will on anyone who enters their sphere of existence: the alpha male in action is unmistakable.

Now scientists claim to have pinpointed the biological root of domineering behaviour. New research has located a brain circuit that, when activated in mice, transformed timid individuals into bold alpha mice that almost always prevailed in aggressive social encounters.

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In some cases, the social ranking of the subordinate mice soared after the scientists’ intervention, hinting that it might be possible to acquire “alphaness” simply by adopting the appropriate mental attitude. Or as Donald Trump might put it: “My whole life is about winning. I almost never lose.”

The brain region, called the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), was already known to light up during social interactions involving decisions about whether to be assertive or submissive with others. But brain imaging alone could not determine whether the circuit was ultimately controlling how people behave.

This is a rebuke to all those dummies who falsely equate “alphaness” with aggression. Studiously refusing the temptation to be a wilting betaboy flower watching the world of women go by is not the same as unloading ten clips of aggro douchebaggery on unsuspecting innocents.

With brain stimulation, low ranking mice won 90% of the time against animals they would normally have lost to.

Lesson for beta males: YOU HAVE IT IN YOU. Romantic failure is not a fate you must quietly await.

“When we took mice that used to lose in the tube test they could win within just several seconds of stimulation,” said Hu.

Someone will invent an Insta-Alpha pill that will give betas a temporary boost of sufficient fortitude to ask women out, and it will radically change the sexual market like nothing else has, not even porn.

Intriguingly, the experience of winning appeared to leave an imprint on the mice, making them more assertive, even when their brains’ were no longer being artificially controlled. They were found to be more combative in a second scenario in which they competed to occupy the warm corner in a cage with an ice-cold floor.

“We observed that not all the mice returned to their original rank,” said Hu. “Some mice [did], but some of them had this newly dominant position.”

The scientists described this as the “winner effect”, hinting that there may be a grain of truth in the self-help mantra “fake it ‘til you make it”.

Fake it till you make it means faking that internal confidence as well as the external behavior. This is not as hard as it sounds. Every time you feel self-doubt and talk yourself into inaction, yell “Stop!” out loud, and your brain will reboot. You then consciously reframe your thought processes to put the burden of approval seeking on those around you. With good inner game you can say just about any ridiculous routine and the girl will be intrigued.

The most important change in thinking you can make:

You are not there to win over women, they are there to win over you.

Keep saying this over and over until you begin to believe it. You are re-wiring yourself. Don’t worry about the truth or falsity of it. That’s irrelevant.

it’s only true that she wants you to make all the decisions if she is into you sufficiently and respects you.

if she’s lost attraction to you or doesn’t respect you, she’s going to bitch, moan, or criticize every decision you make then try to punish you for making a decision she didn’t like.

that’s how it was with my ex before we split. when trying to do something as simple as deciding what to watch on television or where to go to dinner, she’d nitpik every suggestion i made but have nothing to offer herself.

if i just made the decision for us, she’d pout or act like a bish the rest of the night.

i think it’s because she no longer cared to please me. had lost attraction, respect, etc.

“i think it’s because she no longer cared to please me. had lost attraction, respect, etc.”

Because her Hamster started to sniff “NICE GUY” on you, and the Hamster has known for millions of years [?billions of years, going back to protozoa and pond scum and sh!t?] that NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST!!!!!

luck for me in the long run though. she was not a great catch to begin with. debbie downer who always had a crisis or something to complain about. wanted me to be her everything because she had no real friends or hobbies. she’s still that way from what i hear. girls like that are almost impossible to please and they are hardly ever worth the effort.

Cracker brings up a good point: game only works once. Once you’ve lost alpha to a particular woman, you CANNOT regain it, even if you subsequently become a cross between Attila the Hun, Herakles, and a mustache-twirling cad with a railroad track and a length of damsel-binding rope.

One dip in beta colors you forever in that particular wench’s mind. Can’t lose frame for a frickin’ second, it’s like being around a hostile pitbull that’s always waiting for you to turn your back for half a second…

I experienced the same exact dynamic. Actually did turn it around, but it was a brutal transition. Finally just started making decisions. Wife bitched about every one of them, but I just kept plowing… finally changed for good when I told her that I was going on a 4 day mountain bike trip with a mate. She said, “well, I don t know if it’s going to work, the kids have this and that, etc… well if we can make it work, maybe we’ll come also…” I just laughed and said “but you’re not invited.” Tears, the whole 9… and then, she called me an asshole!

That’s when I knew… she calls me an asshole all the time now, and I finally have peace. She’s (mostly) pleasant and asks me for my advice on most decisions. Didn’t think it could ever be done, bc she was a total ball buster, but I’ll be damned… it worked.

[CH: beta to alpha transitions are tough because you’re fighting her expectations as well as your own. but once you cross the rubicon, she’s putty in your hands.]

i think i my case i could have probably turned things around if i’d wanted to and was in the right frame of mind. wasn’t fully redpilled then.

but to be honest, i wasn’t motivated at all to keep working on it with her. like i alluded to, she was basically a drag to be around in a lot of other ways so i was at the point of thinking, is working at it or trying to fix this, worth it? i decided it wasn’t it and walked.

if during that time she’s taken a few knocks, she’ll often come crawling back around. and that’s when you troll her with, “well, too bad we’re not compatible, but I’m willing to give you sex… if you’re nice.”

a man’s willingness to walk is possibly his greatest strength. it’s the ultimate in outcome independence.

any time a girl becomes unreasonable…maybe you had a bad week and weren’t your usual impervious shitlord self… and you started wallowing in her nurturing a little too much, to the point where she starts getting real testy like a baboon that won’t get back in its cage…

you don’t yell at her. you don’t lose your cool. you just calmly say, “maybe you should take a few days and think about whether I’m the right guy for you.”

this usually does the trick. I had my pops say this to my very difficult mom and they’ve been married for many decades. it changed their relationship, for the better.. and probably added a decade onto my pop’s life.

it helps if you have game and keep a couple in the hopper, so you won’t suffer for company if she actually takes you up on the offer.

a man’s willingness to walk is possibly his greatest strength. it’s the ultimate in outcome independence.

any time a girl becomes unreasonable…maybe you had a bad week and weren’t your usual impervious shitlord self… and you started wallowing in her nurturing a little too much, to the point where she starts getting real testy like a baboon that won’t get back in its cage…

you don’t yell at her. you don’t lose your cool. you just calmly say, “maybe you should take a few days and think about whether I’m the right guy for you.”

this usually does the trick. I had my pops say this to my very difficult mom and they’ve been m@rried for many decades. it changed their relationship, for the better.. and probably added a decade onto my pop’s life.

it helps if you have game and keep a couple in the hopper, so you won’t suffer for company if she actually takes you up on the offer.

You’re missing initiation of a jealousy protocol as a follow up. It’s basically communicating a fraction of the pain of loss. Each girl has different sensitivity levels, but any smart man has already determined that shortly on in.

Sometimes these chicks get too comfortable. I think it’s healthy to give random jealousy throughout a relationship and it should be deniable (ie. She’s going to think it to herself, not call you out on it – you should be able to pick up on it through her attitude and actions)

If you’re lacking in T, you’ll get that initial ZFG surge of invincibility that most guys lack simply due to low T–the brashness, the confidence, etc. However, if you don’t know how to harness that surge or apply it correctly, it’ll backfire quickly, let alone potentially damaging your body internally.

It’d be like doing wind sprits while you’re still crawling. It will only end badly. Or riding a Ducati when you can’t even ride a bicycle. (Maybe not the best analogy.)

If one has laid done some preliminary work beforehand, suffered some rejection and all around some blow outs, then decides to lift and go the synthetic route, it could help, but juicing isn’t an instagame elixir in and of itself.

You still have to do the leg work, but anyone who has used them can likely testify that you just feel great.

Last I checked my T was high 900s and my free test was 150% higher than normal, but exogenous T is a totally different feeling. They aren’t to be taken lightly, but with the proper research and regimen, they can be used safely, and without lowering your swimmers.

Yeah I gotta do those squats. My upper body is strong, my arms are jacked with a bit too much belly but my legs are average and I’m lazy about working out. Have to just make myself do it on a regular basis. Getting in shape would make my life even more awesome. I have Jym preworkout and some other supplements and shit that I don’t even take enough.

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan.

No lie. I think I used to know Joe Soto when he was a kid. He was indeed a boxer at a gymnasium I used to fight at in 2006. He was fat back then. He was the best boxer his age at 16 but I was 26 and beat his ass pretty bad. I was too quick for him. I’m sure he could beat my ass now though. He loved to use that uppercut. It was vicious, but I had the balance and quickness to avoid it.

If someone built the alphapill, women would complain that the pilltaker wasn’t authentic or a fake or a creep, etc. Next day regrets with resulting accusations to ensue.

Kinda like PED users vs. Natural drug free athletes.

On the natural side, you can biohack yourself, for example:

Consciousness with regard to one’s own biomechanics while at rest or in motion has profound effects on mindset. Standing with slouching is submissive whereas the contraposto alpha stance that CH has advocated in the past produces results, first internally but observable externally as well.

Small confirming anecdote. Years ago, a girlfriend laughed at me when she saw a guide to the world’s wines on my shelf. Sorry, I said (I know, wrong from the start), I wasn’t born with a wise old Stendhalian uncle to initiate me into the mysteries of French wine, I had to read up on it first.
Man it took me way too long to dump her. At the drop of a hat now, thanks mostly to chateau.

Yes, that’s true. Rollo had a post about this explaining why feminists don’t approve of the “female viagra.” Same dynamic pretty much. You are trying to by pass hypergamy, as you do with Game, so the hamster has to find rationalizations to hate this.

Plenty of women would care alpha pills in their purse, and drop them in the drink of whatever boring douche is chatting them up. A lot of women are absolutely dying for one alpha, just one, to approach them, and we all know women are pretty good at rationalizing their wants.

OO, it’s terrible when such an important point gets buried so deeply in a thread like this.

But you do get the sense that prior to about 1900 or so, White Chr!stian Western Civilization tried to inculcate in its women a propensity to build their men UP, whereas once the Frankfurt School began seizing control of the culture, women began to be re-programmed to tear their men DOWN.

a direct consequence of their sexual liberation. the withering judgement of a strong, wise man who can recognize a whore instantly, and is equally repulsed by her whoring, leaves her floating in a vast ocean of self-hate.

so she instinctively reaches for the life raft of beta approval. she wants to be rescued from her self-hate by the alpha, but his acceptance isn’t forthcoming because he’s an “arrogant, sexist, controlling asshole” [who’s viscerally disgusted by whores].

If this pill is marketed (and it probably won’t be, legally at least), I’d expect it to give a lot more guys the guts to try — but I would not expect it to make them as successful as real “alphas” if they aren’t in shape. A lot better than nothing, though.

The simplest alpha-pill: Take the attitude that just as it is every woman’s prerogative to select which genes will make it into the next generation *via her body*, it is your prerogative to present yourself for evaluation, as a source of genetic material for her children, to women you find attractive — taking no rejection personally. It is, after all, her prerogative to accept or reject. You did her a favor by approaching her and she did you a favor by rejecting you so you don’t waste your time — or… alternatively…

Now, having said that, it is also your prerogative to select which genes will _not_ make it into the next generation by challenging other males to natural duel — but the government has arrogated that prerogative to itself on behalf of civilization. This confuses the Hell out of women (and less so, men who _get_ the fact that the government is a surrogate alpha). That’s where “game” comes in: To fill in the yawning chasm opened up by civilization between man and nature — especially civilization that has forgotten what it owes men, as has the present one.

No. Dueling is what doesn’t apply. I promise you I am far less liberal than you are, as well. Namely, I wouldn’t waste time letting men duel, but have them both shot. What you want is an idealized individualistic society — which is what produced duelling. But tribalists don’t care about your rules, so challenging them on such terms is pathetic. I’m afraid your stance reduces to a simple inability to accept that other races don’t give a shit about honor à la européenne.

The inability to understand the difference between an analytic framework (esoteric) and practice (exoteric) is particularly problematic in the case of powerful psychological forces of evolutionary biology for an obvious reason: The moment you trod that path, deep brain responses disrupt your analytic discipline. This makes it impossible for the vast majority of the population to appreciate the powerful artistic (exoteric) contributions of Chateau Heartiste. He’s really good but not quite on the esoteric mark, so while his contributions are rare and important, he misses some subtle but profound practical principles. The inability of people to maintain the reading comprehension of grade school children when reading what I write about natural duel, and project all kinds of nonsense on to me, is even more problematic than it is with Chateau Heartsie precisely because I am closer to the mark.

But tribalists don’t care about your rules, so challenging them on such terms is pathetic. ””””””””

well after I broke hand the same nog who irritated the fuck out of me with his bitch groveling did come forward and said that’s my girl got to have her back by so and so time funny right broke hand but yea I said id take him out to woods when hand heals he said he ready any time

Just struck me that courtship is basically like tag (is this what tag – a game inherently flirty it always seemed to me as a kid – is culturally designed to teach?): the man is “it” first. It’s his job to tag the girl, and go running. This is the way both sexes like the game when it’s played correctly.

when i was in grade school, we would initiate tag with girls by smacking or pinching their butts. they would then get ‘upset’ and be obligated to chase us. being girls, they were slower than us but it was no fun to leave them in the dust so we’d slow ourselves down to stay juuuust out of their reach. and every once in a while we’d let ourselves get caught and let them have their way with us. it was strangely fun….

I’ve always been pretty beta (though I’m 6’4″ 225 lbs, and have an earned doctorate). I’ve always been one of those church going “niceguys”. I didn’t care about sports – intellectual type etc. I was way too passive, and unassuming.

I was blessed to marry a sweet submissive conservative Christian virgin girl when I was 25 (18 ears ago). Unfortunately, since I tend toward betahood, the sex frequency began to drop pretty shortly after marriage.

I’m definitely still Christian, as I believe in Christ, the Bible, etc. I also see that the church has fed me a lot of un-biblical feminist blue pill misinformation.

About 4 years ago, I started lifting. Getting even halfway jacked (did a set of 21 pullups today) has made a huge difference in my confidence level. More people will believe in you for if you believe in yourself.

I’ll never be the total alpha guy, and don’t really want that anyway. I just want to move more that direction on the spectrum. I don’t need to bang a horde of hottie’s, I’d just like to bang my cute little wife a couple times a week.

“The brain region, called the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), was already known to light up during social interactions involving decisions about whether to be assertive or submissive with others.”

Its been noted elsewhere that women find men with high foreheads attractive. This study is the nail in the coffin of the theory of Alpha narcissism. The FC cortex is also known as the seat of civilization. Narcissism is a mimic of dominance, and it probably comes from the interplay between the ACC and dmPFC. Women are actually sexually selecting for men that probably have faulty wireing. Dominance is subtle. It also means that Alphas are most likely only viewed as ruthless in our modern environment because they are surrounded by beta males (inverted narc) who think to win one has to assert “dominance” i.e. be an asshole.

Alphas only assert this type of dominance when the betas have made it impossible to operate any other way. Usually the Alphas true dominance display is based in reality, whereas the betas is based on a malaligned threat response (i.e. higher cortisol from status anxiety), and an inability to know when NOT to run game.

Alphas high testoserone has them acting honorably across domains, but the betas are being cheap all the time. So the Alphas have to adapt to win in the modern environment. This is probably why they are stressed all the time.

When you are not surrounded by men whose biology doesnt allow for high status behaviors naturally itll cause someone to go insane or act like an evil chimp. Watch how two Alphas or Sigmas interact. They are deeply attuned to social reality, but understand that they can both play in the sandbox together. Theres a competitive cooperation.

Beta: Gets drunk and threatens people with a weapon
Alpha or Sigma: They are a weapon (or walk around with something that could be used as one) so their presence is threatening, but puts others at ease at the same time.

The best part, at least as far as abbreviated seductions go, once the girl figures you are a lovable jerkboy, she will rationalize everything you do as being alpha in her hindbrain. Maybe I’m confused and girls are just getting sluttier and last minute resistance is eroding; but it seems the longer I’ve been picking up babes, the initial interest is as hard as it always was, but once it’s “on” the odds are 90% of getting it in vs 50% around 2007, without having to even try to act aloha.

As long as feminism has it’s claws in the elementary schools, you’ll find very limited success. A complete overhaul in how males are handles is overdue. How they form groups, clubs and activities on their own terms, free from prying busybodies is a start.

As Son of Svengoonie’s Wife put it, “Jesus H. can you get a better argument for term limits than that? These motherfuckers last longer than the monarchs we broke away from. “

We’ve actually had term limits at the state level in Arizona since 1992. Paradoxically, it just makes special interests stronger because all the institutional knowledge passes to the lobbyists. (I know whereof I speak regarding the political scene here because I’m a life member of Arizona’s most powerful state-level pro-2A lobby and am involved in activism.)

The best way to break the back of the special interests, at the federal level at least, is to repeal the 17th. I don’t know a good way to do that at the state level; probably it would be appointment of state senators by some local legislative bodies.

On a tangentially related note…
During the Joo York Times interview w/ DJT from yesterday, there’s a brief interruption when Ivanka appears at the door with her daughter Arabella. Trump has the tot say a couple of phrases in Chinese to the amusement of everyone there:

KUSHNER: Wo ai ni, Grandpa.

BAKER: That’s great.

TRUMP: She’s unbelievable, huh?

[crosstalk]

TRUMP: Good, smart genes.

[laughter]

No doubt this will be problematic to triggered sh!tlibs as once again The Donald casually refers to the significant role of genetics in intelligence, personality and behavior. A welcome dose of realtalk yet at the same time a disturbing reminder of how far down the SJW rabbit-hole our society has gone that such universal truths are considered verboten by many.

Love Anglin’s reply; “However you are going to get a babysitter for your mutant niglet, due to the risk of court officials vomiting all over themselves when they see its radical batboy visage”. HAHAHAHAHA

I wonder if there isn’t already something out there like that. Meth? If you took measured doses and were responsible I wonder if that would have a positive effect on one’s game. Or maybe something otc like ephedrine. A stimulant which decreases inhibitions and increases confidence. Cocaine? Does that help game?

My curiosity was related to the experiment in the article in which mice were (presumably chemically) altered and immediately began to exhibit behaviors which increased their social status, and whether that has not already been replicated by people using drugs, otc supplements, or (in another comment) steroids.

The answer seems to be yes, with the caveat that it is not recommended. I am not considering drugs or steroids to improve my game, I was merely curious.

I did coke for about one a d a half years starting when I turned 18. In that time my game has improved enormously, but to say coke is responsible for that is probably untrue. It does have the effect of turning you into a bit of a sociopath where you become very incompassionate and uncaring, and that def helps game, and this isn’t an effect that only lasts while your high, it transforms your personality permanently.

That being said the cons are def not worth it. I’ve had like 3-4 near death experiences and if I were to do any now it would give me terrible anxiety and paranoia.

Off topic, but offered for your consideration, this vignette from a mainstream conservative source manages to illustrate for a wider audience a phenomenon covered at length both here and over at ROK, of older western women’s desire (in this case Norwegian) for foreign men and its real world consequence. The more widely this sort of thing is known and spread, the better.

Of course, the flip side is that you can’t fast forever – fasting starts to make you really nervous & flighty [& eventually panicky] about getting some calories back in your stomach, and if your pancreas ain’t in tip-top shape, then fasting can lead to hypoglycemia* which can cause you to faint.

cap, you’re spot on with the fasting and libido/testosterone-boost. once a week seems to be about the right frequency for me. seems counterintuitive because calories literally equals energy, but it works.

“Someone will invent an Insta-Alpha pill that will give betas a temporary boost of sufficient fortitude to ask women out, and it will radically change the sexual market like nothing else has, not even porn.”

Or rather, the Globohomos will find a way to turn the switch off completely so that we may become a homogenous mass of sheepy betas.

“Or rather, the Globohomos will find a way to turn the switch off completely so that we may become a homogenous mass of sheepy betas.”

^THIS!!!!!

Why do you think there’s a huge new campaign by (((globohomo))) for a guaranteed income?

Because once there’s free money and free food and free Obamaphones and free video games and free p0rn, the peasants will be fat & satiated & satisfied, and it will be almost impossible to rouse them from their neverending 24×7 low-brow hedonistic slumber, ergo (((globohomo))) will never again have to worry about peasants with pitchforks at the gate.

Lesson from this: social hierarchy is ancient, way older than the human race (although it may be modified by the neocortex of course). What works for mice, works for humans.

Also, has anyone else noticed that CEOs tend to have a certain look? They look like MMA fighters, but more gracile/intelligent. So, big cheekbones and chins, but more forehead and more social eyes also. (With exceptions, typically in tech).

When I look at that kid I’m torn between disgust and pity. Like when you see those tiny dogs that we’re bred to be genetically fucked up so they look “cute” for the ladies who carry them on their purses. You know it’s not the dogs fault but you can’t help feeling disgusted.

gotta be careful about eating the right kind of yogurt though. most of it has so much sugar in it that it basically cancels out any probiotic benefit you might have gotten from it. and the sugar is hell on the body as we all know.

if you’re going to eat it, you have to stick to unsweetened and full fat. none of that lowfat garbage because it has fillers and chemicals in it to add back texture.

but better than yogurt is eating pickles like you said. have to make sure they are fermented not just made with vinegar though or you wont’ get any benefits from them. homemade sauerkraut and kimchi are great too.

and if you get a girl like mine, she’ll be happy to make all that stuff for you too

Cabot 10% fat Greek is the real stuff. Tzadtziki, the awesome garlic-cucumber sauce used on pita sandwiches is a great use for it, but it’s not an easy recipe to get right. (De-watered cucumbers! Lots of fresh garlic!) A tablespoon or two of honey or maple syrup in a cup of yogurt isn’t going to be a problem unless you’re on a strict no-carb diet – the high-fat, high protein yogurt slows sugar absorption considerably.

If you can be bothered to read the comments section to the Guardian Trump bashing articles it’s generally an echo chamber but if a pro Trump comment is made with facts about his achievements, there is no response.
Rational facts fall on deaf ears.
Guardian shitlibs can only deal with emotions.

I was also thinking the other day..Trump has been accused of everything except murder.

My achilles heel story…”This is a rebuke to all those dummies who falsely equate “alphaness” with aggression. Studiously refusing the temptation to be a wilting betaboy flower watching the world of women go by is not the same as unloading ten clips of aggro douchebaggery on unsuspecting innocents.”